To declare that a personal, inner experience gives certainty about the workings of the universe is to assign far too much value to one’s subjective sense of conviction.
I’m not that arrogant.
The brain, marvelous instrument though it is, isn’t infallible. It can misfire, seize or hallucinate, and it can do so in a way that’s utterly indistinguishable from reality to the person experiencing it.

Agree with the OP, atleast wow community WAS better back inn vanilla and TBC. You also socialised ALLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT more, mainly cause you had no other option. You wanted to know the cool people to pug 5 mans with etc.

Yeah I don't believe the OP's assessment. Used to play leagues for other shooter games, like Team Fortress...there was copious amounts of shit talking and nasty rivalries. I don't know if I would call it immature, it was more like sports teams...like a game between the Raiders and 49ers.

I see myself either in jail or working at Olive Garden.
Either way, endless salads getting tossed.

Even though I'm not that old myself (20), I think all these "YOLO" and "swag" and whatever is kinda bullshit. Also, I like to game together with people with common sense and people who can act like an adult.